Snowy morning run

I was determined to get in my scheduled 7-mile run this morning. However, when I woke up there was a few inches of snow on the ground and it was still coming down. I got dressed anyway and headed out. My road hadn’t been plowed but there were recent tire tracks so I ran in those. One of my elderly neighbors was shoveling her driveway and we exchanged good-mornings. I thought she would question my sanity but she didn’t.

I looped around my neighborhood and got onto a sidewalk that went along a fairly busy road. My pace was slow as I was focusing on not slipping. I made my way down to Main Street Hyannis and then headed down Ocean Street to Old Colony. I chose Old Colony since it was less traveled. I had my iPhone in my pocket and was listening to the New Age Beat music station on Pandora. I also had it on MapMyRun so I could hear the miles ticking off. I didn’t use ear buds since I needed to hear cars.

I ran through the Hyannisport neighborhood and it was really quiet. Most are summer homes and there’s not much traffic this time of year. I passed by a woman walking a dog and I said, “I hope you don’t think I’m crazy but I’m training for Boston.” She said, “Not at all. I’m proud of you for being out here.” I wound my way down Scudder and passed a student walking to the Sturgis school. He was slipping a bit on the sidewalk and I told him he should try running in it. He laughed.

When I got near the west end rotary I cut through the Paddock Restaurant parking lot where it hadn’t been plowed at all since it’s closed for the season. There was ice underneath the snow and I was regretting my choice. I just followed another set of footprints and made my way to the sidewalk on W. Main. The sidewalk was too slippery to run on so I walked until I could cross the street and get to the side road where I could head for home. I was having such a great adventure that I wanted to keep running. Even the cold didn’t bother me, except for a little snow that got into my sock. I wish all the people that drove past me knew how awesome it was to run in the snow.

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